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The Draft for Dauphin County:

Its Success and Its Incidents

Source:  The Evening Telegraph, Harrisburg, August 10, 11, and 12, 1863

Transcribed by Shirley Pierce

The conscription for Dauphin county was commenced this morning, by Marshal Clement, assisted by his associates in the board of enrollment.  An immense staging had been erected immediately in front of the Court House, where "the wheel of fortune" was put into operation, and as name after name of those drafted was drawn from the "box," the crowd assembled gave vent to cheers, while such of the drafted as were present received the congratulation with a grace which showed at least the acquiescence the law receives at the hands of orderly and loyal men.  Indeed the good humor and decorum which prevailed during the entire proceeding of the draft to-day, is as much due to the decency, patriotism and intelligence of the people of Dauphin county, as it is to any vigor, efficiency or preparation on the part of those engaged in this delicate business.  

Thus far, the Telegraph office has been severely conscripted.  Our chief clerk W. H. H. Sl-g, the foreman, respectively, in the job and newspaper composing rooms, Samuel Strock and Martin V. Stevens, Jos. L. Buffington, foreman of the press room -- are among the lucky holders of the magic "envelope."  Thomas B. Nolan, Thomas Forster (late of the 127^th) and Frederick Scott, carrier of the Telegraph, have also received complimentary tickets.  

Philip Ensminger, esq., a blind man, was blindfolded and drew the names from the wheel.  Mesrs. Geo. J. Shoemaker and Wm. Bergstresser, Democrats, and John J. Shoemaker, and Aaron Bombaugh, Republicans, occupied seats on the platform, by invitation, to see that every thing was conducted fairly.  

Below we give the names of the drafted up to the hour of our going to press:   

CONEWAGO TOWNSHIP                         

Isaac Shelly	Frederick Bartel
John Essler	Henry Kauffman
Benjamin Kaylor	Henry M Brandt
Jacob Guish	Levi Moyer
Abraham Guish	Jacob Brandt
Jacob Krebbs	Samuel Clark
Jacob Longnecker	David C Brandt
Isaac Wealand	Henry Kaylor
Henry Heisy	John Conrad
Thomas Flowers	John Hessieser
Jacob Lebman	Israel C Davis

 DERRY TOWNSHIP                       

Jacob Zrarfoss Jr	Daniel B Emerick
Henry Shiley	Benjamin Lutz
Samuel Landis	Molon Sonen
David Stouffer	Jeremiah Gamber
Samuel Landis	Ephr’m G Fishburn
John Poffenberger	Samuel K Henry
David M Cromer	David S Shenk
Samuel Emerion Jr	Israel Ficand
Jacob K Landis	Jacob H Bolisbauch
George Fox	John B Martin
James Clarke	Joseph L Smith
Henry Zentmoyer	Eli Ebersole
Henry Snyder	Eli Huber
Joshua C Snoddy	Adam Shuey
Uriah Weitmer	Cyrus Longenecker
Martin M Cope	Franklin Smith
Franklin Hershey	Peter Snyder
Jacob Nissley	John B Moyer
George H Stecker	Cyrus Holstein
Henry Stouffer	Christian Landis
Ovins Gerverich	William K Miller
Martin F Niseley	John J Nis-ly
Solomon Fishburn	Jacob Detwailer
John Dougherty	Martin Shenk
Henry J Hummel	Jeremiah Gossett
Peter Painter	George Tennis
Peter Yentst	Daniel Baker
Jacob Strickler	John Landis
Christopher Moyer	John Copahaber
John T Nitz	Henry S Moyer
Benjamin Houser	Abra’m Wittimoyer
Michael B Henry	John P Peck

 HARRISBURG  - FIRST WARD                

James Weltmer	Jacob Growdy
Henry Gill	A B Stoner
John Boyers, colored	Enos Wickert
Fulbert Fink	John Tagg
James Conrad	Jerome B Kaffman
George Siniger	James Hunter
George Moyer	John Boughter
Charles Flannigan	Harry Sax
George W Hoffman	John Lockwood
Franklin Gipe	Samuel Michael
James Mitchell	William Hammer
Jacob C Snyder	Charley Simms
Michael Toomey	Michael Finnan
Benjamin Boldinger	Joseph Meyer
Samuel Myers	Charles F Saxton
Alfred Pancake	John M St. Clair
Isaac Lloyd	Benjamin Wickert
Jerry Stewart, colored	John Blenkencord
John Cyle	Lewis Ott
George Robinson, colored	Jacob Li-zamoyer
Francis Henning	Richard Hogan, Jr
Charles Davis	Jacob F Yountz
Thomas Dawson, colored	James Unmuth
Christian H Brady	Lewis Breitinger
John Flank	H A Zimmerman
William Scott, colored	Geo W Marquart
John Swartz	James Hopkins
Conrad Tipp	Thomas L Wallace
John Houser	James Butler

 HARRISBURG – SECOND WARD                      

B Devout	Jacob Koerper
John A Stahl	John R Smith, colored
Albert Hanck	John Louch
Robert Si-es	Emanuel Franz
Jno A Brooks, colored	Luther M Simon
Samuel Frea	H C Orth
John Cline	George Rohrer
David Carrol, colored	J W Fisher
Isaiah Keener, colored	Jos L Buffington
Wm Carney, colored	Oscar Watt
M Stevenson, colored	Sampson Lewy
Martin Garverich	George H Smith
J W Reynolds	M V Stephens
Wilk’s  Carney, colored	Robert S Boyd
Sylvester Schervely	Lettman Lewy
Samuel Strock	Russell ------
James Hussay	Theodore Rogers
Philip McDonald	John Miller
Harry D-dge	Levi Grubb
Samuel A Hummel	Frederick Weise
John M—e	Edward W Shell
Chas A B-nnvart	George A Hall
Vincent A Smarsh	Joseph Ellis
Wm P Hae—ien	George Scott
George Do-hne	John Traub
Jacob H Blitz	Thomas Forster
Benj L Forster	Thomas H H-nton
Ziba Brown, colored	William M—uer
Jas Montgomery	Thomas D Nelling
Aaron Sanders, colored	Robert Snodgrass
John Burk	John C F Sargeant
H H Neiman	George A Og-es-y
George Rheem	John Braxton, colored
John H Myers	Francis S Seiler
William Windsor	Robert Barns, colored
Wm A Cathcart	Jacob G May
George Whiteman	George Hoffman
Frederick C Fink	Franklin H-mmel
A J Foster	Lewis N Drexler
William Barger	Samuel Wyant
Augustus G-hl	William Deschler

 HARRISBURG – THIRD WARD  

John Rulk, Jr	H W Miles
Wm Emmenger	John J S-orey
Frederick Hass	A Sellers
J C Mo—z	S A –wine
Charles Conner	Jacob F Kephart
Josiah Meredith	George Dress
Robert Morrison	Michael Cusan
A Hoffman	Savory Dickson, colored
William A Ball	Henry Hoffman
C F Huff	Alfred B-mgardner
D M Cassel	Arpel Bennard
O F Johnson	Christian Kel-er
Leonard Goodwin	James Reamshart
Charles Fairlamb	Charles Hagan
Eugene Snyder	Daniel Morris
James M’Cormick	May Irwin
William P Miller	Charles B Fager
Jacob Weil	William Hughs, colored
Christian Snavely	John Kammerer
Edward Lookes, colored	Samuel A Kunkel
Daniel B Herr	William Wolf
John M’Co---m	Augustus Price, colored
George A Klugh	David Lenhart
J B Smith	W W Hale
Henry Wareham	Cornelius Bolinger
J M C Bay	David D D-ch-y
Isaac W Hoffman	Jacob Greenawalt
Wash Alexander	T Rock Smith
Levi Ream	William Himmer
H J Dunlap	Peter Altmyer
L M Stout	Benj S Kunkle
John K-ltinger	Mr. M’Que
Luther Stroupe	Joseph Frost
Henry Ward	Charles Woltz
A Le-k	John H Thome
Francis L Hutter	Harvey Curtis
John C Osler	----- Vootrump
John Spangler	Geo Martin
Leonard Shick	Henry Stees
Richard Snowden, colored	Samuel Hall
George V Z Ball	Sam’l Hoffmeyer
Frederick Scott	Moses Netter
Edward F Kunkle	Thos B Nolan
Jacob U-man	Wm O Cook
Augustus Blent	Leopo-d Freedman
George Shooler	Jacob Spoffard
Frederick Wagner	H C Shaeffer
Philip Dorsay	John M’Gurk
Frank Rhine	Benj F Bowman
W P Stone	T B Norton
William A Deer	Samuel Wolf
Theodore Peterson	L W Ten Eyck
Ed L D Barry	Geo A M’I-waine
James M Fisher	Amos R Miller
R E Furgeson	Geo B Ayers
Daniel S Barr	John A Bigler
Jacob Esslinger	Wm A Parkhill
Jos B Markley

 HARRISBURG – FOURTH WARD

John Keets	Charles Boas
John a Troupt	Frank S-eel
William Roy	Thomas Brooks
Abner Manly	Thomas Swayer
James Geary	Leonard Kinnard
Augustus Styker	Nicholas Nienson
George S Ilers	David Winshell
William Kurtz	William Spotts
Felix Madora, colored	Thaddeus Davis
Horace Carey, colored	Ba-ks Hoffman
Isaac Dobbs, colored	Raphael Flowers
William Patton	George Weaver
William Sees	Solomon Grove
Pet Maguire, colored	Emanuel Solomon, colored
Alexander Boyle	George Mooney
Henry Rose	David Richwine
Armist’d Freeman, colored	John Fottrell
James Legar	Caleb Jester
Louis Rodiger	Samuel Gibson, colored
James Murdick	Wallace De Witt
Thomas Hanofin	William G Clark
John Sloan	George Frees
Gustavus Hahn	Andrew Pott
Charles Anderson, colored	Lloyd Rochback
Franklin Tulley	Samuel H Sieg
James Tinnen	Henry Colestock
John Brown, colored	Jno Bannister, colored
John A Newman	Emanuel Mateer
Augustus Ravers	Franklin M’Lain
Wilson Taylor, colored	Julian Flusk
Francis Johnson	George Sha-er
Martin Bates	Wesley Crabb
Richard Addison, colored	Philip Hanmond, colored
Joseph L Sheetz	William Carr
James Richardson, colored	Jno Fayettes, colored
Michael Roake	Henry Emanuel
Charles O’Neil	John Sheridan
Lewis Haus	John M’Carty
George Miller	James Wright
David M Robinson, colored	John Brown
Michael Ernest	Calvin M’Carty
Lewis Clement	Matthias Benedict
Peter Miller	Alfred Stouffer
George Gastrack	Joseph Sweitzer
George Ginters	Hudson Worral
Henry Johnson, colored	Wm Johnson, colored
Daniel Hawley, colored	Jer’h Crownshield
Thomas Bomgardner	James Sprucebank
Adam Richardson	George Looker
Henry Mason, colored	Richard Elchet
John Prime, colored	Isaac Giles
Elmer Miller, colored	J T M’Cormick
Barney Thornton	Jacob Gross, colored

Source:  The Evening Telegraph;  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; 1863 August 10

CONTINUATION OF THE DRAFT IN DAUPHIN COUNTY –

The conscription for Dauphin County was re-commenced this morning by the Board of Enrollment.  The drawing of the quotas for the Fifth and Sixth wards of the city of Harrisburg, and the townships of Halifax, East Hanover, South Hanover, West Hanover, Jackson, Jefferson, Londonderry, Lykens and Gratz began about eight o’clock this morning, and were completed at 11 ½ A.M.  The good humor which prevailed during the entire proceeding yesterday was renewed with the first name drawn, but there did not appear to be the same interest felt, as was man-fested the day before.  

We give the names below of all the drafted both in the wards and townships.  The county quotas will all be drawn by to-morrow evening:

Source:  The Evening Telegraph;  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; 1863 August 11.

   

THE UNITED STATES LOTTERY. 

 All the Prizes allowed to this County Drawn.

The remainder of the tickets allowed this county in the grand lottery, which took place in front of the Court House, commencing last Monday, were drawn to-day.  For the information of many who invested in this brilliant scheme, and drew prizes, we will state that, should any holder of a ticket not prefer to give $300 for a "sub," he will receive the following articles GRATIS -- no Internal Revenue stamps being required:  

1 new, highly finished musket;

1 bran new suit of clothes, with blue, yellow or red trimmings – whichever he may prefer;

1 pair shoes and stockings;

1 elegant blanket;

1 nice haversack and knapsack;

1 nice cartridge box, with 60 rounds of ammunition;

1 nice tin plate, tin cup, knife, fork and spoon.  

In addition to these the holder of the lucky number will have a regular income of $13 per month, and "when this cruel war is over," will receive a capital prize of $100.

Legalized by Act of Congress, approved March 3d, 1863.  

All prizes cashed by the Provost Marshal of this district.

The time for the distribution of the articles above mentioned will be duly announced, and those who drew prizes will be notified of the fact by private letters.  

With such liberal inducements the managers have been largely patronized by an appreciating public, who found that this was no humbug, catch-penny institution, but a genuine lottery, in which the managers are bound to fulfill all they promise.  

The following named individuals residing in the Middle, South and North wards of the borough of Middletown, the townships of Mifflin, Lower Paxton, Middle Paxton, Upper Paxton, the borough of Millersburg, townships of Reed, Rush, Swatara, Lower Swatara, Susquehanna, Washington and Wiconisco, were announced as ticket holders in the lottery to-day.

 

BOROUGH OF MIDDLETOWN – MIDDLE WARD

George Baker	Seymour Raymond
Wm S Marshall	Christian W King
Geo W Fensell	Henry J Miley
Wm N Daugherty	Josiah White, colored
Barney O M’Neal	Christian Shoop
John T Ross	Augustus Lynch
John M’Creary	William Shadt
Benjamin S Landis	Joseph K Oren
Leo Diwnis

 BOROUGH OF MIDDLETOWN – SOUTH WARD

Sam’l Hughes, colored	John Ackerson
Wm T Harley, colored	John Bowser, colored
Thomas Benney	John Rudolph
Ab’m Hulsberger	William Filbey
William Pearson	James P Witherow
John Jameson	Elias Beidleman
James Henry, colored	Jer Johnson, colored
Charles Shadt	Joseph A Fackler
Wm H Embich	Charles Keim
John Beidleman	Hamlet Murr
Geo Scott, colored	Frederick Miller

 BOROUGH OF MIDDLETOWN – NORTH WARD

Solomon Seilers	David Rupp
George Rehrer	Lemuel Copp
John Shirker	Henry Raymond
Joseph H Nisley	John Woolver
William Troll	Jacob Ramp
J S Grove	William Benner
Christian Bowers	John Hoffman
Benj Fishburn	David Gilbert
Henry Fritz	Henry Killinger

 MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP

William Welker	Isaiah Keel
John W Deibler	D F Swingle
Geo H Rumbarger	Henry Harman
Jeremiah Harman	John Hoffman
Daniel Bardner	John Mace
Jer’h H Enterline	Joseph Stesler
John B Dishler	John Koppenhoffer
Martin Straub	Jeremiah Carl
John Readel	Dresden Miller
John Fuller	John Andre
Josiah Shoffstall	Hiram F Groff
Jacob Moyer	Isaac Weaver
Bostian Hensinger	Balser Rumberger
Henry W Bishoff	Frederick Harman
George D Moyer	Jacob Lenkert
Jacob Krutzer	John Metz
Jonathan Bonawitz	Daniel Weist
Josiah Yeager	Emanuel Erdman
Zachariah Badman	John Klinger
Josiah A Miller	Elias Byerly
John W Whitcomb	Wm S Dollinger
Franklin Sarge	John D Deibler
Daniel Snider

LOWER PAXTON TOWNSHIP

Thomas Reed	Abraham Fackler
John M’Elhenny	John Light
Hiram Reimert	Simon Sailor
Reuben Conrad	Sam’l Longnecker
Jacob Pottager	John Fox
David Crum	Jacob Kauffman
Daniel Reicherd	John Hummer
Henry Zeiders	Peter Aungest
Jacob McNeal	John Fackler
John Good	Enoch Runkle
John Wallmer	George Shoop
Geo A Milleisen	William James
Henry Keener	William Farling
Levi Reed	Henry Wallmer
Aaron Ludwig	John Zeiders
John Miller	Henry Smith
Wendel Fackler	Philip McNeal
Adam Powers	David Stoufer
Michael Meckley	Amos Houck
Phillip Felty	Benj Umberger
George W Baker	John Patterson
Wm H Damay	Peter Fox
Samuel A Miller

 MIDDLE PAXTON TOWNSHIP

Thomas Yountz	John Carrand
George Hoover	David Singer
Henry Howard	William Neigh
Jacob Teemer	George Masham
Benjamin Myers	George S Ruter
Lewis Bogler	Wm Minsker
Isaac Nace	Henry Strine
Wesley Hummel	John Himes
Wilson Talley	Henry Winn
John Fry	James Snow
William Behm	Josiah Hooker
John W McNeely	George Feight
Jacob Straw	Alfred B Climson
Philip Richard	Andrew Simmers
Henry W Boyer	Jeremiah Shatzer
Samuel T Kemble	Wm McCarty
John Bricker	Wm File
Samuel Sellers	Wm Foard, colored
William Bowman	George Muckler
John Foster	John Minick

UPPER PAXTON TOWNSHIP

Andrew Ossman	Andrew Kieffer
Joseph Cramer	Jacob Snyder
David Fickinger	Thomas Heit
George W Frailick	Samuel E Gilbert
Uriah Martz	Emanuel Lenkart
Isaac Negley	John F Fiskinger
Michael Hollabaugh	Levi Leber
Samuel Snyder	John Martin
John D Radell	Samuel Peters
Henry Poticher	Solomon Hoover
Daniel Spotts	Nathaniel Feidt
A H Overholtzer	John P Woland
James Richardson

 LOWER SWATARA

William Fisher	Henry L Light
John Matthias	Henry Deal
Abraham E Wetzel	Jacob W Rhoep
Fred’k Parthemer	Christian Nave
Samuel B Miller	Michael Stoner
Martin L Nisley	Benj F Cofman
H Stewart Wilson	Val Zimmerman
Solomon Espenshade	Geo W Parthemer
Henry W Stoner	Michael M Stoner
Augustus S Care	Henry C Alleman
Martin Swartz	John Rife
Peter Kerr	Samuel Poorman
Wm K Wilson	Martin Edwards, colored
Samuel Croil	Nicholas Beck
Fred M Hummell	John J B-etz
Samuel Neibling	John Boadmer

 BOROUGH OF MILLERSBURG

John C Beiler	Jacob F Saltzbach
Andrew J Williams	William T Jacoby
Jonas Wert	Wm A Smith
Wm Snooker	Edward Rathvon
Joseph Snyder	Henry Kulp
Bennavell Witmer	John C Walter
Joseph Kieffer	Isaac Smith
John B Clemson	Ellis Rathvon
Abraham Brock	Henry Beard
Charles F Muench	M B Chrisman
Alfred Dowden	Henry H Musser

 REED TOWNSHIP

James F Pearson	Asahel Lukens
Henry Frank	Henry Hauss
Jacob Chubb	Jacquet Rouch
Richard Derr	John R Rouch
Cyrus Glace	Melchoir Miller
Robert Porter	Wm D Miller

 RUSH TOWNSHIP

Randall M’Allister

Adam Carver

SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP

Wm P Craig	Geo B Garman
Simon Isenhower	Christian Ettenoyer
Samuel Weaver	Levi Blosser
Edward Mills	John W Shoop
Michael Foley	John Olwine
Samuel Lewis	William Moore
David Blosser	Jacob Mumma
William Shoop	Augustus Reel
William Wetzler	William Yearns
Carson Stanse	Peter Lygan
Jacob A Miller	Thomas R Grabill
Joseph Vogle	John Herald
John Stover	Abraham J Henry
Franklin Mahan	John H Welker
Samuel Warehime	Benj Hummer
Henry Harrow	John Weaver
George Olwine	George Coffman
George Shelahamer	Reuben Clemmens
Hiram Moreland	Jonas Potiger
George Livingston	Abraham Swigart
Benj H Earley	William Varner
Thomas Unger	William Garberich
Jacob Hummell	Owen Yurns
William Seiple

 SWATARA TOWNSHIP

George T Reicker	Jacob Yeiter
George B Conrad	Michael Frantz
John C Books	Charles Swartz
Philip Jackson, colored	Samuel Rutherford
George Yesters	Adam H Hocker
Frank Hall	Henry Johnson, colored
Reub Bumgardner	Jacob Bishop
John Wright	Isaac Light
Christian Vance	Daniel Gallagher
Reuben Taylor, colored	John Dimelar
Oliver Butler, colored	John Monaghan
Josiah Dunkle	John A Rutherford
Sam’l Rutherford	Conrad Wetzel
Henry Barnhart	Peter Reel
Isaac Houck	Conrad Erhart
Francis Peebles	Isaac Binehower
Martin J Mumma	John Franz
John Elder	Wm Jackson, colored
John Peiffer	Martin Wetzel
George Walbert

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP

Emanuel Wetzel	John Klinger
John Longaback	Henry Lenker
John K Harman	Wm Strawbecker
Thomas Diener	Josiah Boyer
Henry D Miller	D K Holtman
Jacob Runk	George Carl
John Deitrick	George Hawk
Washington Matter	Assane Polk
Wm Brittain	Wm Wingert
Joel Shoop	Samuel Bechtol
Daniel Messner	Silas Cooper
Henry Shoop	Jonas Pottorff
Henry Kemmerer	John W Messner
John Bretz	George Lenker
Emanuel T Motter	John B Stroub
Henry Schrefler

 WICONISCO TOWNSHIP

Samuel Vaun	Enoch Stetzell
George Wall	Michael Walchaskey
Thomas Perkins	Geo W Buffington
Joseph Durbin	John Shaafstall
Thomas Bateman	Isaac Shomper
Richard Knight	Jacob Miller
Isaac Burd	Wm Harper
Emanuel Zerbe	Joseph Rumbarger
Israel Lukes	Charles Walcott
Anthony Hawk	William Row
David Budesil	George Wagner
William Gilbert	Thomas Mailey
Wm Trout	Joseph Shupp
Barnhart Blatzer	Alfresh Foster
Josiah Row	John Brickley
John Shell	Thomas Fegley
Benj Waters	Robert Beatel
Jonathan Hoffman	Augustus Walborn
Samuel Matter	William Price
John Row	Cyrus Marks
Edward Matter	James Fegley
Lewis Shoener	William Rosener
Cornelius Row	Timothy Carner
Samuel Durbin	Jacob Wagner
Daniel Nailer	Lewis Smeltzer
Moses Betz	Wm Bleistone
James L Groover	Mathias Tollman
Wm Zimmerman	Patrick Carner
David Splan

 

Source:  The Evening Telegraph;  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; 1863 August 12